Easy Clean Eating Sweet Potato Power Bowl

If you are looking for a mouth-watering, healthy dinner that is nutrient-packed, I’ve got you covered. This easy, clean eating sweet potato power bowl is a new regular on the rotation. It’s quick, easy, and full of flavor with a delicious greek yogurt avocado dressing drizzled on top. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. It’s the perfect healthy dinner any day of the week.

Summer is almost over and fall is almost here. To me, this is the perfect fall meal. Maybe it’s the colors or maybe it’s that it’s the perfect transition meal from cold summer salads to warm and cozy food. Either way, I love it and I hope you do too!

Why Sweet Potato Power Bowl?

Well, to be honest, I had no idea what to call this meal. Naming meals are one of the hardest parts for me when I come up with recipes. I gave it the name power bowl because this meal is seriously loaded with nutrients! Like, who needs a multivitamin when you’ve got delicious, nutrient-packed, whole foods like this? If you’re a nerd like me and want to know what some of the health benefits are in this meal, I gave a quick little summary below. If your mouth is just salivating and you want to just get on to the cooking, feel free to scroll on down to the recipe.

What’s inside:

• Sweet potatoes– I love to add in sweet potatoes becuase there are so many good nutrients packed inside. They are high in fiber, manganese, Vitamin B6, potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and many others. I usually try and leave the skins on when I cook for the added nutrients.
  
• Black beans– If you like to eat more plant-based, black beans are a great source of protein. If you don’t eat meat, you can add extra black beans to this bowl and skip the chicken. Along with being high in protein, they are high in fiber, and many other micronutrients like magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and thiamin.
  
• Kale– Kale is a superfood! It’s loaded with nutrients. It’s a great source of vitamins K, A, C, manganese, and contains many other micronutrients. Kale is also super high in antioxidants and can even help lower cholesterol.
  
• Chicken breast– In addition to being a great source of lean protein, chicken breast is a good source of selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorous, and niacin.
  
• Avocado– Avocados are loaded with B vitamins. They are also a great source of healthy fats and are high in fiber.
  
• Greek yogurt– Plain Greek yogurt is a staple for me. I love having it on hand because you can sweeten it up with a little honey and some fruit or you can use it alone in place of sour cream. The tang that plain greek yogurt has makes for the perfect sour cream substitute. Another benefit is that it’s high in protein while still being low in fat.

Get to the recipe already.

Clean Eating Sweet Potato Power Bowl

TrainerKelli

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Total Time 20 minutes mins

Servings 2

Ingredients

  

• 3 cups cubed sweet potato I prefer skin on but you can peel them if you want.
• 1/2 cup black beans rinsed
• 8 oz chicken breast
• 4 cups kale
• 1/4 cup shredded cheese any kind will work.
• 1/2 tsp garlic pepper seasoning
• 1/2 avocado
• 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
• 1/2 tsp lime juice
• 2 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
• 1 pinch garlic salt

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 400° Fahrenheit.
• Place cubed sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and lightly drizzle with olive oil.
• Sprinkle lightly with garlic salt and place in the oven until sweet potatoes are soft. It's usually about 20 minutes.
• While potatoes are cooking, start the chicken. Heat skillet to medium. Once hot, add a small drizzle of olive oil.
• Add chicken to pan, sprinkle on garlic pepper onto both sides of the chicken.
• Cook chicken on medium until it's cooked all the way through, about 5-7 minutes.
• Lay chicken on plate to rest. Add kale to the skillet you cooked the chicken in. Drizzle lightly with olive oil and salt.
• Stir until kale starts to wilt. This only takes 4-5 minutes. Then separate kale into two bowls.
• Add black beans to the same pan you just had the kale in. Stir black beans until warm.
• Cut chicken into strips and add it, the black beans, sweet potatoes, and the shredded cheese to your bowls.
• Drizzle with avocado dressing.

For the avocado dressing

• Add avocado, lime juice, greek yogurt, and garlic salt to your blender.
• Blend until creamy. Add a little milk to thin the dressing if desired.

You can throw together this whole meal in about 20 minutes. I don’t know about you but quick is a must for me when it comes to dinner. The end of the night can feel so chaotic between getting dinner ready, cleaned up, and getting the baby to bed. I always try and keep my meals simple and quick.

If you give it a try, be sure to let me know what you think below! Check out some of my other clean eating recipes here or get my clean eating cookbook here.

XO,

TrainerKelli